Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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